Originally posted by Benny Moore
The story says that the police chief states that the officer did the right thing in Tazing the woman for cursing and yelling at the officer. That's worrisome. For once, I agree with the A.C.L.U. When did cursing and yelling become grounds for arrest? When did it become justification for using physical force? The U.S.A. is slowly but surely becoming a police state, and that's a bad thing.
Most places call it disorderly conduct. The justification for the use of force is the failure to submit to arrest. It is that simple.
And at this time, contrary to postings, Tasers are not considered "potential deadly force". They are on the low end of the use of force continuum, at basically the same level of pepper spray.
Follow the directions of Police Officers and you should be fine. Have your day in court. Fighting on the street, in a store, on a campus about the unjust nature of your arrest, will most likely lead to your complaininig about the unjust nature of the force used upon you while you were being unjustly arrested:aok
BTW: for future reference you should probably NEVER agree with the ACLU:lol
